How do you say “It doesn’t matter” in Chinese? In this episode, I’ll show you how to express this phrase naturally in different situations—whether you're comforting someone, making a casual choice, or downplaying an issue.You’ll learn a range of useful expressions that native speakers actually use. Let’s make your Chinese sound more real and confident!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

“It Doesn’t Matter” 中文怎么说？看语境！

In this episode, I share a funny experience I had while shopping at a Japanese supermarket in Indonesia. What I first thought was simply a group of customers carefully choosing their dinner turned out to be something completely different.

This story is not only about shopping. It is also about cultural differences, good habits, and the meaning of the proverb "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Is following local customs always the best choice? Or are there times when we should keep the good habits we already have?

The episode is spoken in natural Japanese at a comfortable pace for learners. I hope you enjoy the story, and I'd love to hear whether your language or culture has a similar saying.

今回のエピソードでは、インドネシアで日本人向けのスーパーに買い物へ行ったときの、ちょっと恥ずかしくて面白い体験をお話しします。

最初は「日本人は本当に慎重だなあ」と思っていた出来事が、実はまったく違う意味だったことに後で気づきました。

この話は、買い物の話だけではありません。
「郷に入れば郷に従え」ということわざや、文化の違い、そして良い習慣についても考えてみたいと思います。

皆さんの国にも、似たようなことわざがありますか。
ぜひコメントで教えてください。

Midori no Heya

この土地で | The Land Over Here | Bumi di Sini

Ciao a tutti e benvenuti all'episodio di oggi 🎉 Oggi vediamo insieme un’espressione molto curiosa e utile da conoscere: arricciare il naso. Avete mai pensato a quanto questo gesto sia ricco di significati, sia letterali che figurati? Allora preparatevi a scoprire come questa piccola espressione possa svelare emozioni, opinioni e persino qualche “non detto”. Pronti? Allora, cominciamo!

Italiano espresso

Espressioni idiomatiche in italiano: arricciare il naso 

《红玫瑰与白玫瑰》张爱玲

也许每一个男子全都有过这样的两个女人，至少两个。娶了红玫瑰，久而久之，红的变了墙上的一抹蚊子血，白的还是床前明月光；娶了白玫瑰，白的便是衣服上沾的一粒饭黏子，红的却是心口上一颗朱砂痣。

Chilling Chinese 

红玫瑰与白玫瑰

Spanish México

TACOS 4


Solo travel has become increasingly popular in the last few years, with more people enjoying spending their vacations alone — or at least without their friends and family!

And walking tour platform GuruWalk has released its list of the top 50 cities for solo travelers to explore. It looked at booking data for tours in 150 cities to see what percentage were made for just one person.

At the top of the list was Toronto, Canada, with 50.5% of all tour bookings being made for a single person.

GuruWalk noted that Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with many very different neighborhoods. From Chinatown to the Distillery District, there's a lot for people to see.

In second place was Santa Ana, El Salvador, where exactly half of all walking tour bookings were made for one person.

One of the most popular areas to explore is Santa Ana's historic center. Here, visitors can see one of Central America's nicest neo-Gothic cathedrals and enjoy a quiet, uncrowded atmosphere in El Salvador's second-largest city.

For both São Paulo, Brazil, and Taipei, Taiwan, 49.5% of bookings were for solo travelers. While these two cities are in very different parts of the world, they have some things in common.

For example, both are known for great food, drinks and nightlife. Taipei also offers unique temples and cool, creative neighborhoods.

The next most popular city for solo travelers was Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where 49% of bookings were made for one person. Like the other cities, Malaysia's capital offers diverse neighborhoods and great food.

GuruWalk also says that Kuala Lumpur has a strong backpacker community and great tourism infrastructure, making it a relatively easy place to explore solo.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Tour Company Shares Top Cities for Solo Travel

PCR  (Polymerase chain reaction) TEST: 核酸检测 【hé suān jiǎn cè】
ART (Antigen rapid test) TEST: 抗原检测【kàng yuán jiǎn cè】
Do a PCR test 做核酸检测
Do an ART test 做抗原检测
Where to do PCR test in Shanghai? 在上海可以去哪里做核酸检测？
I’ll do ART test by myself at home. 我会在家里自己做抗原检测。

Positive 阳性
Negative 阴性 

I tested positive.我的检测结果是阳性。wǒ de jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yáng xìng。

I tested negative: 我的检测结果是阴性。wǒ de jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yīn xìng

I had a fever and it lasted for three days, I did the ART test at home and the result is positive.
我连续发烧了3天，我在家里做了抗原检测，结果是阳性。
 we’ll talk about medicine in the next show. If you have any question ,feel free to message me or we can talk about it in our class.Thanks for listening. If you like my podcast ,you can follow it. I look forward to see you in the next show.


Talk to Cara in Chinese

6.新冠检测Useful expressions of COVID test 

What’s up everyone, in today’s episode, I’m going to focus on a game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2012 called Dishonored. It’s a pretty nice action-stealth game featuring political conspiracy, vengeance story and black magic in an environment inspired by the best steampunk fictions. Enjoy.

Here is the link to the transcript (including also the game’s webpage): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IPyCE5HZuD9F2vw3fTOzvQYDs6j1dzr_3AH_gaiItac/edit


For gamers out there

Dishonored: even an honorable man can seek vengeance.

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

日本に帰ってきました！👏

Podcastで何回か話していましたが、約1か月、アジア旅行に行っていました。

4つの国に行きました。

シンガポール
マレーシア
ベトナム
タイ

です。

はじめて、1か月の旅行に行きました。
ぼくも妻もオンラインで日本語を教えているので、仕事をしながら、旅をすることができるようになりました。

4か国を回るといろんなことがありました。
ワクワクすることがあれば、大変なこともありました。

Podcastやオンラインレッスンでも、旅行の話をしようと思います。


とりあえず、1か月ぶりに日本に帰ってきたファーストインプレッションは、

トイレがきれい！
街が静か！

これにつきます。

これから帰って何を食べようか考えています。
1か月日本食を食べてないので、楽しみです！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！

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